It started strangely one day this spring. I started seeing caterpillars appear on my brick sidewalk and crawling up the wall of my house as I sat on the patio and drank my morning coffee. So many things were changing in our world that sitting outside and looking up at my trees and listening to […]
Tenacity as viewed from my backyard:Never give up Read More »
The slim book ‘Who Moved my Cheese’ was first written in 1998. I had heard the phrase used before, but never read the book until about 10 years ago. One of my longtime readers, Margo DeRouchie from Pennslyvania’s Americana Region, took the time to write and suggest that Who Moved my Cheese was also a
Who moved our Cheese: Tourism Edition Read More »
One of the best parts of being in the Tourism industry for many years is the people I meet. Our industry has an endless list of talented, hardworking, fun-loving and creative professionals. I decided to interview my friends and give you a peek into their lives and careers. Feel free to ask questions in the
Tourism Pro Talks – Barb Mock of Travels With Barb Read More »
2020 has thrown our industry into disarray. Businesses are closed, people have lost jobs and the recovery looks slow at best. It is hard to wrap your head around what to do since none of us have ever been through anything like this. Past experience is no predictor of future success at this point. So
Read this book to help in your Tourism recovery Read More »
One of the best parts of being in the Tourism industry for many years is the people I meet. Our industry has an endless list of talented, hardworking, fun-loving and creative professionals. I decided to interview my friends and give you a peek into their lives and careers. Feel free to ask questions in the
Tourism Pro Talks – Martha Martinez at YaYa Louisiana Tours and Travel Read More »
Millennials are the youngest generation of independent consumers and have a NEED to travel. This generation makes less money, yet travel more. In this challenging time, millennials are forecasted to be the leaders in driving the road to recovery. Who is a Millennial? The term millennials are usually considered to apply to individuals who reached
Millennial Travelers & The Road to Recovery Read More »
Yay! The Online Tourism Training Program is one year old this month. I began offering this program when I saw a need for DMOs to provide training to their partners. One of my first DMO clients for this program said “Some of our members have a limited understanding of the tourism market, but we can’t
Want to sample an Online Tourism Training Program for yourself? Read More »
Like many of you, I have been attending webinars every week on topics for our post Covid world. Yesterday I attended one sponsored by U.S. Travel’s National Council of Attractions ( I am a former board member). The presentation included a report by Douglas Quimby of Arival with survey results from tourism professionals. There was
Delegation is the #1 Skill you need to learn this year Read More »
Are you a Goal Setter? Do you have a list of what you want to accomplish, whether it is a Bucket list for travel, sales and business goals, or goals for your personal life? And how is that going this year? I spend time around my birthday every year setting goals for the following year.
Goal Setting in 2020 requires a new set of tools Read More »
Typically we are all very busy at this time of year and gearing up by hiring summer staff, welcoming guests, and filling our bank accounts. 2020 is going to be different. Many of you are starting to open in a new way, or at least setting plans in motion. Some of you are still waiting.
Two books for Tourism Pros to read during summer 2020 Read More »
